R: Hey, we’re out of coffee again! Dajia Hao, wo shi Raymond. Y: And wo shi Yajie. Oh no, I can’t live without coffee! The machine is broken! R: I guess we’re just going to do this edition of Chinese studio without coffee. Y: Well lets wait here for it to get fixed. Meanwhile we’ll talk about Advanced Office Chinese. R: Here are some key words of the day.
Key Words of the Day Coffee machine, 咖啡机The coffee machine is broken 咖啡机坏了。I have a meeting right now。我马上要开个会。 Please give me back my stapler 请把订书机还给我。All on today’s Chinese studio
Y: Hey, something’s wrong here. R: It looks like something is broken. Y: Nothing is coming out of this black machine. R: Well it could be the coffee machine. Y: Oh no! We better learn how to say, the coffee machines is broken! This is how you can say it: ka1 fei1 ji1 huai4 le. R: ka1 fei1 ji1 huai4 le. Y: ka1 fei1 is coffee in Chinese, R: ka1 fei1, Y: ji1 is machine, R: ji1, Y: huai4 le means something is broken, something doesn’t work. R: huai4 le, Y: ka1 fei1 ji1 huai4 le. R: ka1 fei1 ji1 huai4 le. The coffee machine is broken.
Conversation 1 A: 你今天怎么没喝咖啡? B: 咖啡机坏了。
R: Quick quick, I need my TPS reports. Where are they? Y: What are you talking about? R: I have a meeting right now. I gotta show them my TPS reports or they’ll fire me. Y: Ok here they are, but first I’m going to teach you how to say “I have a meeting right now”. Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4. R: Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4. Y: wo3 means I, R: wo3, Y: ma3 shang4, right now, R: ma3 shang4, Y: yao4 is going to do something, R: yao4, Y: kai1, literally means to open, in this case it means to have a meeting, R: kai1, Y: ge4 is short for yi2 ge4, which means one, R: ge4, Y: hui4 is meeting, R: hui4, Y: Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4. R: Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4. I have a meeting right now.
Conversation 2 A: 对不起,我马上要开个会。 B: 那我晚点再来找你。
R: Hey that guy Lumberg took my stapler! Y: Uh oh, was it your favorite stapler? He better not push you to the edge. R: I’m going to ask him to give me back my red stapler. How do you say “give me back my stapler” Y: here it is: qing2 ba3 ding4 shu1 ji1 huan2 gei2 wo3. R: qing2 ba3 ding4 shu1 ji1 huan2 gei2 wo3. Y: don’t forget to use please, it’s qing3 in Chinese, R: qing3, Y: ba3 is put before the object, R: ba3, Y: ding4 shu1 ji1, stapler. R: ding4 shu1 ji1, Y: as ding4 is to bind, shu1 literally means book and ji1 is the device, R: ding4 shu1 ji1, Y: huan2 is to return, to give it back, R: huan2, Y: gei2 wo3, to me, R: gei2 wo3, Y: qing2 ba3 ding4 shu1 ji1 huan2 gei2 wo3. R: qing2 ba3 ding4 shu1 ji1 huan2 gei2 wo3. Please give me back my stapler.
Conversation 3 A: 你找我有事吗? B: 请把订书机还给我。
R: Well a stapler is all we need now to be one happy family. Y: The circle is complete. Well I’m glad that we learned about all of this. R: Time for the quiz of the day. How do you say “give me back my stapler” in chinese? Y: Once you know how, send us an Email at Chinese@crifm.com R: Take care, Mingtian Jian Y: Mingtian Jian
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